Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) combines its research-led online communities and targeted events portfolio to help those in the global communications industry make informed decisions. Light Reading leverages the industry's most trusted telecom research brands, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, to contribute to the only integrated business information platform serving the $4 trillion global communications industry. (PRNewsFoto/Light Reading)

NEW YORK, July 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the market-leading online community for the global communications sector, today announced the 2014 Telecom Industry Salary Survey. The report suggests that telecom industry employees are, in general, upbeat about their pay, current employment and future prospects.

Light Reading gathered survey data from more than 1,200 telecom industry professionals earlier this year, and found that 72% of respondents are satisfied with their current employer, while almost 70% expect to make more money next year.

Some of the highlights from the salary survey report, Light Reading's fourth, include:

55% of respondents make more than $100,000 per year

27% believe they are being paid above the average salary for their role and level of experience

Only 6% believe they will earn less money in 2015 compared with this year

NFV/SDN is not yet having an effect on most companies' recruitment policies, but many are still hiring 4G/LTE skills, albeit it at a slower rate than last year.

Google is, by far, the most admired company by people in the telecom industry.

"This survey has helped us take the pulse of the global telecom industry since 2010," says Sarah Reedy, Senior Editor, Light Reading, who managed the survey, analyzed the results and wrote the report. "Our survey respondents give us honest feedback on what's happening out there – what positions are getting pay increases, their thoughts on their employers, and how new technologies are affecting recruiting practices."

About Light ReadingLight Reading (www.lightreading.com) combines its research-led online communities and targeted events portfolio to help those in the global communications industry make informed decisions. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for telecom analysis for more than 350,000 subscribers each month, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading produces targeted communications events and focused one-day conferences each year for cable, mobile, and wireline executives across five continents.